Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!news.media.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!usa-post Newsgroups: usa-today.snap,americast.usa-today.snap From: usa-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: usa-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: snap Fri, Sep 25 1992 Date: Fri, 25 Sep 92 04:37:05 EDT Message-ID: 09-25 0000 cc cc Sept. 25, 1992 SNAPSHOTS: A look at the news, money, sports, and lifestyle statistics that shape our world from the pages of USA TODAY. BIG BILLS: The relationship of personal debt to personal income has increased 30% in last 10 years. Percentage of personal income that is already claimed by debts: 1983 62.5 1984 64.6 1985 68.5 1986 73.1 1987 77.2 1988 78.9 1989 81.3 1990 83.5 Source: American Bankruptcy Institute LPGA PLAYOFF RECORDS: Despite two playoff wins in a row in September, Nancy Lopez' 7-6 playoff is not among the career best in the LPGA. The leaders: Hollis Stacy 6-1 Jane Geddes 3-1 Jane Blalock 6-3 Sandra Post 4-2 Juli Inkster 4-2 Source: USA TODAY research 1-Since 1962 for players with at least four playoff rounds WHERE TV CASTS ITS GLOW: The average person in the USA watches television 26 hours 10 minutes per week. Regions with most and least weekly TV viewing: Region Hours per week Southwest 29.20 (most) Pacific 23.14 (least) Source: Nielsen Media Research This article is copyright 1992 Gannett News Service. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM